Escape From L.A. (Collector's Edition)

There are a few versions of this story and this is up there with the magical 1947 film. Richard Attenborough {Kris Kringle,} and Mara Wilson {Susan,} are perfectly cast. Christmas wrapped up 1990s style but with same message of faith and believing in something good.

Good to see on Christmas

Excellent action packed movie better than the first movie Well pleased with

Snake is back! Escape From L.A. is the sequel to the cult classic Escape From New York. As I have said in the heading for this review it is partly a remake and partly a parody which makes the film camp and fun which some viewers may not of wanted from this film as Escape From New York was more dark but that's not to say that the first film didn't have humour or cartoony characters its just L.A. ramps everything up like most sequels do. The plot is pretty much a retread and Kurt Russell is great as Snake again, the screenplay is full of wit, there are plenty of colourful characters and some great scenes, my personal favourite being the Basketball game. Some of the special effects are a little clunky like most of the CGI from the mid nineties but that also lends a bit of charm to the film so I recommend catching up with Snake Plissken in this tongue in cheek adventure.

Classic movie, i can play this next year or when I ever i want to. Definitely recommend this film

Action movie Of its time, not bad

The best sentimental seasonal classic; a must for family viewing at (any) Christmas time!

Summer 1996 really was NOT the right moment to bring back Snake Plissken. America was caught up in Olympic fever and was riding the mad, patriotic wave extremely high with the release of ID4 and other huge action hits such as Twister and Mission: Impossible. A sobering reality check of the grim, forthcoming future instigated by a hypocritical government with a cynical, outcast anti-hero was NOT what anyone wanted. I remember sitting in the foyer at the now-demolished ABC cinema in Edinburgh on September 21st 1996 (we had to wait a month after the US release) waiting for the screen to open. A couple of young women exited the previous screening loudly proclaiming "That was the worst film I have ever seen." Bad Boys II had not been made at this point. I don't think that Escape from LA is a bad film, but it is a failure on many levels, not the least of which are the shoddy CGI effects which look like they came from a mid-90s CD-ROM. Since the massive spike in crime in America in the late 1980s, and the subsequent transformation of Manhattan into a prison colony, the United States Police Force and their religious lunatic Head of State has slowly but surely erased all liberty from the American people, denying them the rights to swear, have sex, eat red meat, smoke, or drink alcohol (all for their own safety of course), while at the same time expanding their empire by pushing into foreign territories. Any of this sound familiar? In 2000 a massive earthquake strikes Los Angeles and the city is transformed into an island, declared no longer part of the United States, and becomes the new, west-coast prison colony. Whether you're a murderer or an atheist, you lose your citizenship and are dumped on LA Island. Unless you opt for a quick electrocution before deportation. It had been 15 years since his famous escape from the Big Apple, but Snake had remained a strong cult character and had a big following. This time he's dropped into the Big Orange in 2013 with the promise that if he retrieves a doomsday device he will be able to walk free. "Freedom? In America?" asks Snake. "It died a long time ago." This was 1996! Carpenter and Russell could clearly see the dark path their country was heading down. If only they conveyed their ideas and satire in a more cohesive, intelligent fashion. Escape from LA has big ideas, huge ideas even, but a cheap 101 minutes is not the best way to fully explore and develop such satire. As with his previous movies, Carpenter's vision is epic, but the execution is implied. This may work with horror movies like Prince of Darkness but it fails here. It really, really fails. When Snake shuts down the Earth at the end of the movie do we see the effects of such devastation on the planet? Do we see highways and cities go dark, do we watch mankind revert to the stone age as the juice he has relied on to keep him warm runs dry? No. Instead we see a couple of lights go out in a drab police compound. Wow! That's so not freakin' exciting, Carpenter! So much potential, so much disappointment. At the very, very least it works as a trashy action movie but it should have been so much more. The 2.40:1 1080p picture doesn't exhibit the anamorphic Panavision photography so good. The Dolby TrueHD sound fares better. There are no extras other than a trailer.

.... for those who didn't, well... you may not enjoy this B-grade action flick. However these type of B-grade action movies could be glorious back in their time. Kurt Russel was just below Schwarzenegger and Wesley Snipes as favorite actors of mine as a kid in the late 80s early 90s so I wanted to have this in my collection even though I owned it on dvd. (This character he plays was actually huge inspiration for Hideo Kojima for his classic series Metal Gear!) If you grew up in this age of action movies and never witnessed it, give it a go, it might just take you back to an age where movies were meant to fun!

LOS ANGELES 2013 est la suite directe de NEW YORK 1997. Beaucoup décrié lors de sa sortie et encore maintenant par certaines personnes qui n'ont rien compris à ce phénomènale bras d'honneur au code hollywoodien et à toutes formes de censure, elle demeure toujours une oeuvre exceptionnelle qui va à contre-courant des productions ultra-moralisatrices US. C'est du très grand John CARPENTER épaulé par un Kurt RUSSELL au top de sa forme qui semble heureux de reprendre le costume légendaire de Snake PLISSKEN. Oui certains SFX sont ratés, le pitch central est un copier/coller du 1er film, les costumes parfois ringard et l'ambiance trop délirante. Mais c'est exactement ce que voulait Big JOHN pour mieux démonter l'aseptisation de l'art par l'outrance et le grossissement de traits afin de combattre le conformisme. Los Angeles est devenu la "cité du péché" devenant ainsi le dernier bastion de la liberté d'expression controlé par un révolutionnaire qui se prend pour le CHE et peuplé d'individus véhiculant toutes les formes de "déviance" (cheveux longs, cigarette, alcool, sexe hors-mariage, chirurgie esthétique, homosexualité, transsexualité,...) banni de la grande amérique croyante et puritaine. La seule façon de s'amender est de se faire frire sur la chaise électrique. Le délire!! Ce film aligne les scènes cultes (le BIG ONE inaugurale, le jeu du petit bangkok, le surf sur le tsunami, le quartier du chirurgien fou, le climax final...) avec une aisance sidérante. Un pur bijou!! Il bénéficiait jusqu'alors d'un très bon DVD qui datait du moyen-âge du support (définition excellente, couleurs vives et contraste superbe). Mais ici je vais vous parler du Blu ray import UK : - l'image est tout bonnement magnifique et ultra contrastée avec des couleurs éclatantes. Ce film a bénéficié d'une réelle remasterisation HD. Le niveau de détails est exceptionnel. C'est réellement impressionnant!!! - le son lui possède un classique mais très efficace dolby 5.1 en VF et la VO est juste un cran au dessus (DOLBY TRUE HD, What else?!): du rentre dans le lard!! - les bonus, c'est le point faible : juste une bande annonce (VO). Maigre vraiment maigre!! Ce blu ray atomise donc le DVD sans problème. Bref LOS ANGELES 2013 ( Escape from L.a. [Blu-ray] [Import anglais ]) est un film de SF atypique, violent et anti-conformiste qui change des productions actuels totalement aseptisé et épuré de tous messages subversifs. A cette époque il existait encore une forme de rebellion contre l'ordre établie même dans les gros blockbusters. Ce qui devient très rare. Surtout de nos jours!! Si vous voyez ce que je veux dire!! Un achat incontournable pour tous les fans de SF et pour ceux qui croient encore en un possible avenir alternatif !! A vous de voir. Spécificités techniques : Blu-ray "Toutes Zones" - IMPORT UK - Editeur : PARAMOUNT - durée : 101mn Image : 2.35 Cinemascope - 16/9 / HD 1080P Son : Anglais Dolby True HD 5.1 / Français (vraie VF d'époque) Dolby Digital 5.1 / Espagnol 5.1. Sous-titres : Anglais, Anglais pour malentendants, Français, Portuguais et Espagnol. Menu : Anglais

Non è per tutti, ma un appassionato del genere può apprezzarlo. Segnalo la mancanza della lingua italiana, non era chiaro dalle informazioni del sito. FA NIENTE, d'altronde Fuga da Los Angeles non è stato commercializzato in Italia in formato Blu Ray, Il titolo resta godibilissimo con i sottotitoli, anzi è auspicabile guardarlo in originale per lo slang e per giochi di parole difficilmente riproducibili in dialetto nostrano.

Excelente película

Even after prior assurance from Customer support that the BD would be region 'B', it was region 'A'. So make sure you have a region 'A' or uncoded player if you order this item... (ASIN : B083MW5BFY) The film in itself - seen it maaany years ago (liked it back then), and was looking forward to seeing it again... but that will have to wait I guess. So, no review of the actual film...